Effects of temperature, hypoxia, ammonia and nitrate on the bleaching among three coral species

doi:10.1360/04wc0195

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	Effects of temperature, hypoxia, ammonia and nitrate on the bleaching among three coral species
	Zhu, BH ; Wang, GC ; Huang, B ; Tseng, CK
刊名	CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
	2004-09-01
卷号	49 期号:18 页码:1923-1928
关键词	Acropora Nobilis Palythoa Sp. Alveopora Verrilliana Temperature Hypoxia Ammonia And Nitrate Coral Bleaching
ISSN号	1001-6538
DOI	10.1360/04wc0195
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Coral bleaching, which is defined as the loss of colour in corals due to the loss of their symbiotic algae (commonly called zooxanthellae) or pigments or both, is occurring globally at increasing rates, and its harm becomes more and more serious during these two decades. The significance of these bleaching events to the health of coral reef ecosystems is extreme, as bleached corals exhibited high mortality, reduced fecundity and productivity and increased susceptibility to diseases. This decreased coral fitness is easily to lead to reef degradation and ultimately to the breakdown of the coral reef ecosystems. Recently, the reasons leading to coral bleaching are thought to be as follows: too high or too low temperature, excess ultraviolet exposure, heavy metal pollution, cyanide poison and seasonal cycle. To date there has been little knowledge of whether mariculture can result in coral bleaching and which substance has the worst effect on corals. And no research was conducted on the effect of hypoxia on corals. To address these questions, effects of temperature, hypoxia, ammonia and nitrate on bleaching of three coral species were studied through examination of morphology and the measurement of the number of symbiotic algae of three coral species Acropora nobilis, Palythoa sp. and Alveopora verrilliana. Results showed that increase in temperature and decrease in dissolved oxygen could lead to increasing number of symbiotic algae and more serious bleaching. In addition, the concentration of 0.001 mmol/L ammonia or nitrate could increase significantly the expulsion of the symbiotic algae of the three coral species. Except for Acropora nobilis, the numbers of symbiotic algae of other two corals did not significantly increase with the increasing concentration of ammonia and nitrate. Furthermore, different hosts have different stress susceptibilities on coral bleaching.; Coral bleaching, which is defined as the loss of colour in corals due to the loss of their symbiotic algae (commonly called zooxanthellae) or pigments or both, is occurring globally at increasing rates, and its harm becomes more and more serious during these two decades. The significance of these bleaching events to the health of coral reef ecosystems is extreme, as bleached corals exhibited high mortality, reduced fecundity and productivity and increased susceptibility to diseases. This decreased coral fitness is easily to lead to reef degradation and ultimately to the breakdown of the coral reef ecosystems. Recently, the reasons leading to coral bleaching are thought to be as follows: too high or too low temperature, excess ultraviolet exposure, heavy metal pollution, cyanide poison and seasonal cycle. To date there has been little knowledge of whether mariculture can result in coral bleaching and which substance has the worst effect on corals. And no research was conducted on the effect of hypoxia on corals. To address these questions, effects of temperature, hypoxia, ammonia and nitrate on bleaching of three coral species were studied through examination of morphology and the measurement of the number of symbiotic algae of three coral species Acropora nobilis, Palythoa sp. and Alveopora verrilliana. Results showed that increase in temperature and decrease in dissolved oxygen could lead to increasing number of symbiotic algae and more serious bleaching. In addition, the concentration of 0.001 mmol/L ammonia or nitrate could increase significantly the expulsion of the symbiotic algae of the three coral species. Except for Acropora nobilis, the numbers of symbiotic algae of other two corals did not significantly increase with the increasing concentration of ammonia and nitrate. Furthermore, different hosts have different stress susceptibilities on coral bleaching.
学科主题	Multidisciplinary Sciences
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语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000225416200007
公开日期	2010-12-22
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/3241]
专题	海洋研究所_实验海洋生物学重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Expt Marine Biol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Sch, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China 3.Hainan Univ, Ocean Coll, Haikou 570228, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhu, BH,Wang, GC,Huang, B,et al. Effects of temperature, hypoxia, ammonia and nitrate on the bleaching among three coral species[J]. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,2004,49(18):1923-1928.
APA	Zhu, BH,Wang, GC,Huang, B,&Tseng, CK.(2004).Effects of temperature, hypoxia, ammonia and nitrate on the bleaching among three coral species.CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,49(18),1923-1928.
MLA	Zhu, BH,et al."Effects of temperature, hypoxia, ammonia and nitrate on the bleaching among three coral species".CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN 49.18(2004):1923-1928.